Former Indonesian Attorney General Files Pretrial Motion Over Suspect Status

Former Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes, Febrie Adriansyah, has initiated a pretrial legal challenge against his designation as a suspect and the subsequent legal actions taken against him. Through his legal counsel, Adriansyah aims to have the court review the legality of his suspect status, detention, searches, and seizures conducted by the National Police investigators.

The pretrial motion also seeks to challenge the validity of travel restrictions imposed on him. Febrie Diansyah, one of Adriansyah's lawyers, stated that the pretrial motion is a right of his client. He explained that the legal team found numerous irregularities and procedural violations by the police investigators during the handling of the corruption and money laundering case.

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Our client (Febrie) has decided to exercise his right to take legal action, namely filing a pretrial motion.

Muhammad Farizi, another member of the legal team, detailed that the pretrial motion is divided into two main parts. The first concerns the validity of Adriansyah's designation as a suspect for alleged money laundering. Farizi noted that neither the police investigators nor the Attorney General's Office have clearly explained the basis for the money laundering charges. He also highlighted a significant violation of legal principles, asserting that Adriansyah was designated as a suspect twice for the same alleged offenses.

The second cluster of the pretrial motion addresses the legality of searches, seizures, and the suspect designation related to the ASABRI corruption and money laundering case. The National Police are named as the sole respondent in this part of the legal challenge.

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We question the designation of suspect twice for the same alleged criminal act.